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We need Va'aiga to come back, so Toxxic can tell him how a clothesline-type move isn't a believable finisher, too.

Flesher opens the show... ... And we have a new World Cruiserweight Champion. Kind of eerie, that promo was, with Tom breaking kayfabe on camera. My gut impulse was that he was the wrong character for the role, but since I can't imagine who'd actually be better that it would make sense to be out there, I have to say that it was very well done. I'm a little surprised that Pretzler wasn't in the ring to accept the title, but that's just nitpicking. Manson gets pwned! And this is what you risk when you no-show. Man, as if it wasn't bed enough to get punked, but no-sold on top of that? Harsh. Not sure why he felt the need to involve Griffon, though... Hawke vs. Myers Hawke is a cocky bastard... I love it! After looking like a simpleton for the first few minutes, Randy turns it into a brawl and takes over for about a minute, until he misses a charge into the corner. Hawke then proceeds to do what he does best, and murderlize Randy's arm, which is always good. Hawke goes into full "shooter" mode, and I can't remember the last time we actually had one of those, so he's aces with me. Myers mounts a comeback just as Hawke seems to be getting ready to go for the Wing Span, and... uhh... yeah; maybe it's just me, but I think that Myers is a little wee bit too big to have a 619-type maneuver in his moveset... I don't think I've ever seen anybody escape a pinfall by putting their opponent in an arm submission before... and then rolls into the Wing Span? That's fucking boss! I tell you what, I mark out for Pretzler something awful, but I think that Hawke may have improved more since his debut than anybody; the development in his writing from since me and Johnny beat him and Pretzler at FTF is nothing short of out-fucking-standing. Griffon vs. Zyon I've noticed that our newbs here lately seem to be partial to script style, but as long as they continue to work on improving, I'm cool with it... Nice big man/little man dynamic, and Zyon reminds me a little of me when I debuted in the JL, except that he has a much better understanding of psychology and pacing than I did when I was starting out... Love the belly-to-belly suplex counter; just love it... Not sure if I'm feeling Zyon snap suplexing the 300-pound Archie that late in the match, after the beating he took, but I'll overlook it... What is "precise strength," by the way? Zyon counters a "Guerilla Press" (???) into a rana, and then wins it with the Final Flash. A few newb mistakes, but nothing that we haven't all done at least once or twice. Toxxic and Pretzler mince words Apparently, Toxxic takes exception to Pretzler's choice of words in his most recent Workrate Report. Pretzler makes a couple of cracks about Toxxic being old, which is odd, since Toxxic is younger than Pretzler, but the delivery is well done, so it works. Not sure why Toxxic is advising Scott not to trust Flesher, but I'm sure it's going somewhere. Mags vs. Ejiro A catfight threatens to break out early, until Ejiro gets a boot in; Mags with a nice counter into a dropkick... Some more fast-paced back-and-forth-ed ness, and Ejiro counters a monkey flip attempt into a lariat, which I'm not sure I've ever seen before. I still say nothing beats a headbutt as a monkey flip counter, but this was a nice change of pace... more back-and-forth-ery ensues, and it's very fluid... Ejiro counters a sunset flip into the Boston Crab, and I love submissions that can be applied like that... They eventually take it outside, and Mags channels RVD... the two go back and forth, in some borderline no-selling of a blown Tequila Sunrise... Nice sudden Dragon Whip to end the match, and Ejiro is so good at the fast paced stuff, it's a crime that he doesn't do it more often. Wild and Dangerous vs. Martial Law Aaaaand... I still don't comment on my own stuff. Danny vs. Toxxic This match has already been covered way better than I could hope, so I'll just a few quick impressions: Looking back in hindsight, Danny's idle commentary in the narrative about how Toxxic's last win over Williams was when he had an injured arm almost seems like the "sledgehammer of plot" is at work... I like the show of strength with the "tug-of-war." It's rare to see these days, as most people seem to only use the strength stat to justify being able to hit big power moves; you rarely seem to see one wrestler actually out muscling another wrestler, and Danny works the "brute strength" angle quite well... I'm a little annoyed by the fact that the DDT has become more of a transition move in the fed than an enzugiri; just who was the last guy besides me to use a DDT as a finisher, anyway? If I didn't know better, I'd say that Danny has been using this run in the fed to no-sell all of the moves he jobbed to during his last run (I'm kidding)... AXE BOMBAH~! And Toxxic goes down; sorry Toxxic, but the Axe Bomber is sooooo a believable finisher for a guy like Williams.

Judge, there's no way you joined in August of '03, 'cause you were here when I got here, and I've been here nearly three years my damn self.

Mags, that spot was in homage to a spot that I first saw the Steiners do against Fujinami & Iazuka at WrestleWar '92. Real comments sometime later tonight, I promise.

I have it on good authority that at least two other people showed; I helped write one of those losing matches.

Thank you for showing, Landon; I hope I did a good enough job of supplementing the angle you and Todd have going.

Three years is a long time; congratulations, Spike.

Happy Birthday, Okie... now act your age...

Dibs on Tarakanov!

We did? Uhh... what's the penalty for not bleeding?

:: turns pics and sigs back on :: :: loads Darthtiki's sig :: Amen, brother! :: turns pics and sigs back off ::

Ripper, I think you've seen Thelma & Louise a few too many times...

Did Savage ever have any legit heat with Luger over his relationship with Elizabeth? And have they ever been in proximity since her death?

I'd take that bet.

:: shrugs :: I didn't say anything about you liking it; I said that Secret Agent would like it...

Hey, I was glad to do it. Besides, after you've been here long enough, it's practically your duty to help somebody else get over; better someone who shows interest in the fed and a desire to help make it better than someone who shows up for a minute and a half, helps himself to a title, gets everyone's hopes up, and then disappears like thief in the night (coughryandustincough)...

Toxxic/Spike and Mak/Danny are better, by themselves, than anything else that's ever been done by any other fed on that board; this is bullshit on a stick.

Watch it. I know your taste in movies, and you'll enjoy it.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm a Kings fan; if I have to explain why I hate Shaq, there's probably not enough common ground for us to even have a decent conversation. And Ripper, I have to disagree with you on your "cheer for whoever's wearing my team's uni" point-of-view; while I've never cheered for any one player more than any other, I've most definitely rooted against players in the league. There are two players in particular who, if they ended up on the Kings, I'd probably quit watching basketball until they either got traded or retired, because I'm not really a fan of another team, but couldn't bring myself to root for those two players.

I thought that the turning point was when Chauncey Billups, who hadn't committed a single turnover in the game, tried to pass the ball through two defenders on a fast break. San Antonio went on something like a 15-2 run after that, and the Pistons never recovered. Edited for accuracy.

Since major promotions like WWE never seem to be willing/able to obtain the rights to use commercial songs for their wrestlers' themes, I was wondering, pretending for a moment that they were your only available choices, what current or recent (last five years) WWE theme you guys would use for your character's ring music? I think I'd have WC come down to Cena's current theme; perhaps Haas' theme for W&D.

:: sniffs the air indignantly :: Carry job? I'll give you a carry job...

I was wondering what happened.

I'd like to ask you to reconsider and show.